Meaning of the nameAurelina
- Female
- Au-re-li-na
Aurelina is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists among the traditional names ending in -ina, and that resembles the Latin name Aurélia.
Meaning
The meaning of Aurelina is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,407
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,304
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,931
- people
Aurelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aurelina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,660 people).
6,364 women 43 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Aurelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aurelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.018%
- Alagoas 0.010%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,552 | 0.018% |
| São Paulo | 1,047 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 418 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 402 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 314 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 305 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 202 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 155 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 115 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 114 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 83 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 68 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aurelina
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites Aurelina among the traditional names ending in -ina, which it describes as a diminutive affix from Latin. The name resembles Aurélia, the feminine form of the Roman name Aurelius, which comes from Latin aureus, "golden"; however, the derivation of Aurelina is not documented, and its meaning is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,407 people named Aurelina, almost always women and mostly born between the 1940s and 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aurelius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Aurelia · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-INA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Aurelina
What does the name Aurelina mean?
The meaning of Aurelina is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Aurelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,407 people with the first name Aurelina, which ranks it number 2,304 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Aurelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Aurelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,364 women and 43 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aurelina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.018% of the state's population is named Aurelina (2,552 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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